The 15th match of Indian Premier League 2019 will witness a clash between two titans in Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings who have won the imperious trophy thrice in the history of the competition. A team full of veterans and proven performers CSK have won all their three encounters so far, on the other hand, the Mumbai Indians are struggling with their losses after winning only once from three games.
Mumbai Indians are struggling with their team composition as they are not yet able to find the perfect balance in the three games they have played so far. Dropping Ben Cutting for two straight matches, giving Pollard chances after repeated failures do not make any sense. Their middle-order once again is struggling to get runs as Surya Kumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh (barring the first game) have not been in any sort of nick.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings despite being undefeated, have some concerns as well in the form of the current performance of their opener Ambati Rayudu. Things haven’t been going Rayudu’s way as he has not been able to contribute in the last three games and looked a bit rusty. Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis who has been warming the bench for some time now is a good option and can be brought in at the expense of Mitchell Santner who was thwarted in the last game against Rajasthan Royals. If Faf makes it to the team, he will definitely partner with Shane Watson at the top while Harbhajan Singh might get back into the squad after missing out the last game.
Both teams have had some memorable battles in the past. Mumbai Indians have pipped CSK twice in the finals in the year 2013 and 2015, whereas, CSK has trumped Mumbai only once in the finals in the year 2010. The last meeting between the two champion teams took place in the 2018 edition in Pune where Mumbai Indians had the last laugh as they eclipsed CSK by 8 wickets while chasing 169 runs for victory.
If we talk about the head-to-head battles between the two sides, Mumbai Indians have had the better of Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians have won 14 contest while CSK have won 12 of 26 encounters which have taken place between the two.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
CSK vs MI, Indian Premier League
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
03rd April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
The Wankhede’s surface generally assists the batsmen as it is considered a batting friendly track. The dimensions of the ground are small which helps the batsmen to go berserk on the bowlers. A run fest can be expected here.
Total Matches: 67
Average first innings score: 165
Average second innings score: 153
Highest total recorded: 235/1 (20 Ov) by RCB vs MI
Lowest total recorded: 67/10 (15.2 Ov) by KKR vs MI
Highest score chased: 195/3 (20 Ov) by DC vs MI
Lowest score defended: 135/6 (20 Ov) by DCG vs MI
CSK: W, W, W, W,W
MI: W, L, L, W, L
Total: 26
CSK: 12 wins
MI: 14 wins
Chennai Super Kings: M.S. Dhoni (c), Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, KM Asif, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mohit Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, Dhruv Shorey.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Alzarri Joseph, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Lasith Malinga, Jayant Yadav, Pankaj Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Aditya Tare, Evin Lewis, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Rasikh Salam, Hardik Pandya, Anukul Roy, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh.
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma/Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Santner/Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav/Ishan Kishan, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard/Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah.
#1: Changes in the MI outfit
Having lost two out of three games, Mumbai Indians are expected to tinker with their eleven. Here is a team which will focus on the probable changes in their set-up.
Wicket-keeper: I Kishan
Batsmen: Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Shane Watson
All-rounders: Ben Cutting, Dwayne Bravo, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: M Markande, Jason Behrendorff, Imran Tahir
Captain/Vice-captain here: Jason Behrendorff, Ben Cutting, Ishan Kishan
#2: CSK changing their opening combo
Faf du Plessis is likely to replace Mitchell Santner in CSK’s line-up after the latter had an ordinary start to his IPL career. Harbhajan Singh can also feature again in the playing eleven considering the fact that he has played at Wankhede for most of his IPL career and knows the surface pretty well.
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson
All-rounders: R Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Imran Tahir
Captain/Vice-captain here: Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni
#3: Batting friendly team on a batting-friendly surface.
The red soil at the Wankhede is generally considered as a batting paradise. If this is the case, here is a team which will primarily focus on the imperious batting strength of both sides.
Wicket-keeper: Q de Kock
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Lasith Malinga, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh
#4: An unorthodox team
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Surya Kumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar
Captain/Vice-captain here: Hardik Pandya, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh
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